GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC

Hagerstown, MD · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 15 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 26, 1992 (34 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC1721830: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
0 of 7 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Maryland avg 20.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1721830 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 476091 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

8inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 7 · Maryland avg 20.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 8 · Maryland avg 9.4%
5violations written on inspection reports
8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 20, 2026MD20No
Jul 17, 2026MD10No
Oct 2, 2025MD21No
May 2, 2025MD21No
Feb 3, 2025MD13No
Jan 29, 2025MD20No
Jan 29, 2025MD20No
Dec 4, 2024MD30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Maryland average covers 42,361 vehicle and 51,705 driver inspections of all Maryland-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

5 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareMaryland share
Vehicle Maintenance50100.0%71.4%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LLPL
10
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
10
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
10
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378AWS
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Maryland column is the mix across all Maryland-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number476091
MC / docketMC1721830
Legal nameGOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business typeCorporation
Power units15
Drivers18
Annual mileage445,395 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 26, 1992 · 34 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 4, 2025

Cargo carried

PassengersU.S. Mail

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC

What does GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC (MC1721830), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking GOWEN MOTOR SERVICE INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 476091. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (301) 733-1200, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1721830, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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